Episode 603
603. Side Story 1st Floor Taeyeon Lee (5)
Taeyeon Lee, who had been sitting for a while, suddenly got up.
Clench your fist. My body is shaking. The trembling was not due to fear as before.
She’s a coward. He is very timid and is very afraid of death.
But that didn’t mean he was an idiot who couldn’t get angry.
“Are you saying I did something wrong?”
The voice resonates. Her face is distorted with anger and hatred.
Everyone she meets here mocks, despises, and ridicules her.
She couldn’t accept that feeling.
She was forcibly thrown from a peaceful world. She was forced to make a choice, not of her own will. But they despise and ignore her.
I don’t even think about being treated well. But at least you can respect yourself. Isn’t it possible to accept yourself as a human being and as life?
“You can respect me as a person.”
Drumming.
My teeth are grinding.
This place was nothing but despair.
“…okay. That’s right, this is it.”
Taeyeon Lee laughs.
She made a decision.
Fuck them.
In their own way they despise, ridicule and ignore. I will go down the labyrinth because of my weakness.
The fairness and confidence they love will be thrown into the trash can.
she is a coward However, he was not the type of person who threw everything away and ran away. If that were the case, I wouldn’t have been able to clear the labyrinth in the first place.
Taeyeon Lee strengthened her resolve.
* * *
gulp.
[You are in peak condition.]
Drink from the fountain. As she stretched, she fell into thought.
‘First… I have to catch Big Rat.’
In the end, you had to catch Big Rat to go down the labyrinth.
“It’s scary.”
She muttered softly. Although she made up her mind, the person she was was not changed. Although she gained the motivation to go down the labyrinth, she was still a coward. I wanted to avoid battle as much as possible.
There was nothing special as the goal was to go down the labyrinth in your own way.
But in the end, Big Rat had to be caught.
“Hmm.”
Turn your head.
Recall Big Rat’s movement and behavior patterns. And check out the skills she has.
“Is it going to work?”
After a while.
She held the sword. I walked slowly and came out of the Fountain of Life.
And before long, her enemy appears.
“Kiik.”
[Big Rat appears.]
“…Hello?”
She holds the sword with trembling arms. Big Rat runs towards Taeyeon Lee with a short scream.
“Kiiik!”
“Sigh!”
Taeyeon Lee throws herself away with great spirit. Big Rat passes by her leg.
‘You can avoid it!’
Perhaps because his agility increased by 2, he was able to avoid Big Rat’s attacks with less difficulty than before.
Taeyeon Lee plunged her sword down. Big Rat quickly launched himself.
Kaaaang!
‘Isn’t it enough to hit the target?’
It wasn’t enough yet.
She could guess it right, but to do so, she would have to take a considerable risk.
I didn’t intend to do that.
“I wish I could go back to my plan.”
She muttered softly and launched herself at Big Rat. Big Rat shrinks and lunges with a short cry.
And the moment they were about to collide with each other.
[You activated combat avoidance.]
Taeyeon Lee felt a very strange feeling.
Her body moves regardless of her will. Move your feet to narrowly avoid Big Rat’s attack.
‘now!’
Taeyeon Lee immediately moves her sword.
The sword hits the flying Big Rat accurately.
[3 damage to Big Rat.]
“Keeeeeeek!”
Big Rat lands with a scream. Lee Taeyeon’s eyes are full of joy.
‘done!’
Can I dodge normally by avoiding battle? And can you attack right away?
Her calculation was perfectly correct.
“Kiiik!”
An angry Big Rat makes noise and runs towards Taeyeon Lee. Taeyeon Lee jumped away to avoid it and ran again.
But the direction was not towards Big Rat.
“Kick?”
Big Rat is embarrassed.
Taeyeon Lee was running away with her back turned.
“Kiiik!”
Big Rat, who was momentarily taken aback, immediately followed his instincts. Chased after the fleeing prey. Big Rat was faster than Taeyeon Lee. It wasn’t long before I was able to bite that ankle.
[You activated Runaway.]
And then the skill is activated.
Taeyeon Lee’s speed increases.
Big Rat’s teeth graze the air.
Taeyeon Lee ran straight up to the wall and kicked the wall. Use the acceleration as it is and stab the sword towards Big Rat.
Kwasik.
“Kiiik!”
[3 damage to Big Rat.]
Two successful attacks.
There was no time to rejoice. An angry Big Rat rushes in. Taeyeon Lee turns and runs away again.
And just like that, they arrive at the Fountain of Life and close the door.
This is a kind of safety zone. Big Rat cannot enter here. That had already been confirmed.
Taeyeon Lee quickly drank from the fountain of life.
[You are in peak condition.]
All exhausted muscles and mana are restored.
Taeyeon Lee quickly opened the door.
[Big Rat appears.]
“Kick?”
Big Rat, who was trudging back, was startled. Taeyeon Lee quickly rushed towards Big Rat. Big Rat jumped up as if he was surprised.
“Kiiik!”
Taeyeon Lee stabs herself with the sword.
Big Rat, who narrowly avoided it, plunges his teeth in again.
And that moment.
[You have activated combat avoidance.]
Battle avoidance is activated. Taeyeon Lee’s body avoids Big Rat’s attack.
Taeyeon Lee stabbed the sword straight in.
“Keeeeeeek!”
[2 damage to Big Rat.]
‘That’s it!’
Taeyeon Lee’s eyes lit up.
Limitations on avoiding combat. It can only be activated once per battle.
So where does the battle explained by the system start from?
Is it until either the monster or Lee Taeyeon dies? Or is it when we are out of sight of each other? Is the immediate battle over?
The Fountain of Life is a safety zone where monsters cannot enter.
Does the combat system reset when entering and exiting the safety zone?
It was a move to confirm that, and Taeyeon Lee’s prediction was correct. When entering and exiting the Fountain of Life, the combat judgment was reset and combat avoidance could be activated again.
‘then!’
Now the last one.
When the battle is over, does the monster’s health recover or not?
Taeyeon Lee’s physical strength did not recover.
If so, then monsters would be like that too.
Quad deuk!
After that, it just kept repeating itself. Fill your stamina and mana from the fountain of life, activate skills, and reduce your stamina. As if Big Rat’s intelligence wasn’t that high, he continued to pounce on Taeyeon Lee.
Did I repeat that about eight times?
[You won against Big Rat.]
[A large amount of experience was received.]
[41 gold was obtained.]
[Big Rat’s skin was obtained.]
[Big Rat’s meat was obtained.]
[You were Won against a monster for the first time.]
[Acquired 100 gold.]
[Obtained the basic skill [Swordsmanship].]
[You won alone against an enemy that was difficult to defeat.]
[Agility has permanently increased by 1.]
Taeyeon Lee achieved victory in her own way.
* * *
“I won!”
Taeyeon Lee clenched her fists in front of Big Rat’s corpse. She achieved victory through her own judgment and calculations.
Those who despised and mocked her would say it was an ugly method. They will criticize it as the method of a coward.
But it doesn’t matter. She won in the end.
“Whoa.”
Taeyeon Lee returned to the fountain of life and caught her breath. This place is similar to a game. If victory was achieved, there was a corresponding reward.
[Basic skill: swordsmanship]
[Proficiency: 1%]
[I think I can swing a sword.]
“Is it swordsmanship?”
Move the sword. The feeling of swinging the sword was definitely smoother than before.
And perhaps because his agility increased by 1, his speed became even faster.
“good.”
Taeyeon Lee nods her head vigorously.
[Big Rat’s Meat]
[Quality: 56%]
[Big Rat’s Meat. If you want to eat it, you can eat it.]
[Big Rat’s Skin]
[Quality: 45%]
[This is Big Rat’s leather. It seems to be warm enough.]
“…If you want to eat it, you can eat it.”
Taeyeon Lee suddenly smelled the meat. I didn’t want to eat it, but I didn’t think there would be any harm in keeping it for now.
“Inventory? Am I right.”
Taeyeon Lee put it in the open space.
I catch my breath and kick my feet again.
A new Big Rat has appeared.
Taeyeon Lee once again started attacking in her own way.
Let’s catch one more like that.
[Your level has increased.]
[You have reached the optimal condition.]
[As a reward for leveling up, your stamina has increased by 10.]
[As a reward for leveling up, your agility has permanently increased by 2.]
Her level has increased . .
“Ohh!”
Taeyeon Lee’s eyes lit up.
rise in level. The reward was also certain.
Agility has now increased by 15.50%. That’s how fast the movement became.
“Good.”
At this level, he had a high probability of winning even if he fought head-on against Big Rat.
But of course, Taeyeon Lee had no intention of doing so.
“ruler. “Come.”
Looking for Big Rat again. And run to the fountain of life.
* * *
“Haaaaam.”
The store owner yawns.
A shopkeeper must exist on every level of the labyrinth. This is because only then can adventurers in the labyrinth purchase the equipment and items they want.
But he is alone. It was impossible to move from floor to floor.
So what do you do?
The answer was simple.
It was to be moved immediately when someone came to the store.
He was currently resting in the space given to him.
“I’m bored.”
It was very free.
There are not many adventurers who visit the labyrinth. It was fortunate that one person came in every few decades.
As such, the store owner had nothing else to do.
Every time there were adventurers looking for him, he had to move between floors, but the Guides of Sin were blocked on the 70th floor. The same goes for other adventurers. Since he couldn’t go down the labyrinth because he was blocked by his own floor, naturally there were no adventurers looking for him.
“I hope someone decent comes in.”
Click your tongue. They were all just disappointing people. There was no one in sight who could make his wish come true.
‘When will that happen?’
bite the pipe I don’t get tired now. It’s been so long that I’m even tired.
I just waited.
While I was smoking hard, someone came to the store. The store owner, who had figured out the floor, frowned.
“First floor?”
Someone was looking for a store on the first floor.
“It doesn’t look like any new adventurers have arrived.”
The store owner stamps his foot. His body moves to the store on the first floor and waits for the adventurer.
And then an adventurer appears.
“huh?”
The store owner was embarrassed.
Taeyeon Lee trudged over with a tired look on her face.
“…You’re alive.”
The store owner had forgotten about Taeyeon Lee. Of course I thought she would have died on the way to the Fountain of Life.
But he survived and returned to the store.
The store owner, who was confused for a moment, soon nodded.
“I guess I got lucky.”
Big Rats appear on the way to the Fountain of Life here, but their number is not set in stone. Indeed, in extremely rare cases, it was possible to arrive at the Fountain of Life without encountering a single one.
“I don’t know why I came back here… but it’s the same as before. “I’m just a coward and I have no intention of selling you anything.”
The store owner mocked Taeyeon Lee.
“More than anything, I don’t think you have the gold to buy anything.”
Taeyeon Lee opened her inventory without answering.
Toad-duk-duk.
Meat and skin fall off.
That’s a lot too.
In amounts close to double digits.
“….”
The store owner drops the pipe. Taeyeon Lee asked calmly.
“How much can I get for this amount?”
